> Initial Number - counting starts here!
> BBC 1 is the flagship television service of the BBC.
> ITV 1 was the flagship television service of ITV, but it
reverted to simply ITV in 2013.
> Sky 1 is the prime general entertainment service of Sky
Television.
> Radio 1 is a radio service from the BBC, aimed at the
younger generation.
> Formula 1 is the highest level of motor racing regulated by the FIA (Fédération
Internationale de l'Automobile).
> Humans have 1 nose and 1 mouth, and 1 each of most vital
organs.> A "one-man-band" is an individual who
plays a number of musical instruments simultaneously - usually a
street busker. Can also refer, metaphorically, to a
company operated by one person who performs all the roles
needed.
> A "one-horse town" is a derogatory expression for a
small, unimportant town, where little happens.
> Other words meaning 1 are single, solo, unit. The prefix
uni means 1, eg unicycle (1 wheel).

2

> Humans have 2 arms, 2 hands, 2 legs, 2 feet, 2 eyes and 2 ears.
Internally, they have 2 lungs and 2 kidneys.
> Birds have 2 legs and 2 wings.
> The BBC and ITV television organisations mentioned under
"1", additionally have a "2" service.
> There is also a Radio 2 from the BBC. This was introduced during
the Second World War as light relief for the listeners, and was
then called the Light Programme.
> Other words meaning 2 are pair, brace, duo, twin. The prefix bi
means 2, eg bicycle (2 wheels).

3

> There are 3 feet in a yard.
> Physical objects have 3 dimensions: height, width and depth.
> Radio 3 is the classical and "avant garde" service from the BBC.
> "3 strikes and you are out" is a term (and rule) in
baseball. In recent times it has been used in US law,
where a third minor offence by the same person will result in a
prison term.
> In Rugby Union, 3 points are awarded for a penalty kick or drop
goal through the posts.
> There are 3 basic rock formations: Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary.> "Three" is the trading name of a British
mobile phone provider.> 3M is an American manufacturing company, formerly known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
(hence the name 3M). With $30 billion in annual sales, 3M employs 88,000 people worldwide and produces more than 55,000 products,
several of them under the "Scotch" brand.
> Other words meaning 3 are trio, triplet, hat trick. The
prefix tri means 3, eg tricycle (3 wheels).

4

>There
are4
seasons in the year (north
or south of the tropics), spring,
summer, autumn and winter.
>There
are 4 points of the compass, north, south, east and west.
>There are 4 of suits in a
traditional western deck of cards - hearts, diamonds, clubs, and
spades.
>Most animals (mammals) have 4 legs.
>In cricket, 4 "runs" are awarded for batting the ball to the
field boundary (with it bouncing one or more times).
>Radio 4 is the main news, current affairs and drama radio service from the
BBC. It's origins go back to the beginning of the BBC in the mid
1920s when it was known as the National Service, and later, the Home
Service.
>Channel 4 is the fourth terrestrial television service in the UK.
It opened on 2 November 1982.> There were Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse described
in the Bible (Book of Revelation).
>Other words meaning 4 are quartet, foursome. The prefix quod means
4, eg quodbike (4 wheels).

5

>
Humans have 5 fingers on each hand
(including the thumb), and 5 toes on each foot.
>There are 5
rings in the
Olympic symbol,
representing the 5 continents of the world.
>"Chanel No 5" is a world-famous perfume, first introduced on 5/5/1921.
>In Rugby Union, 5
points are awarded for touching the ball down in the opposing team's
goal area.
>Channel 5 is the fifth terrestrial
television service in the UK. It opened on 30 March 1997. It
was branded as "Five" between 2002 and February 2011, but
currently operates as Channel 5.

6

>
The number of legs on an insect.
>
The number of feet in a fathom.
>
The number of players that make a team
in volley
ball and ice hockey.
>The number of wives that King Henry VIII had.
>The number of faces on a cube.
>In cricket, 6 "runs" are awarded for batting the ball beyond
the field boundary without it touching the ground first.
>6 Music is a digital-only radio service from the BBC.
>A Straight 6 is a six cylinder internal combustion engine with all six
cylinders mounted in a straight line in the engine block.

7

>
There are 7 days in a
week.
>
There were 7 Wonders in the Ancient World.
>
The British 20 pence piece and 50 pence
piece both have 7 sides.> 7 Up is a brand of lemon and lime flavored, fizzy soft drink.
The drink first appeared in 1929, and it contained lithium citrate, a mood-stabilizing drug, until
removed from the recipe in 1950.>7-Eleven is an international chain of convenience stores,
based in Dallas, Texas, USA. It operates franchises, and
currently licenses more than 58,000 stores in 17 countries.
>
Footballer, David Beckham wore the No 7 shirt for Manchester United and England.
>
Seven Sisters is an area of north London, and a railway station.
The name derives from 7 trees planted on Pages Green, originally in the
1300s, but replanted in 1886 and again in 1955.
>
The Austin 7 was a small car produced from 1922 to 1939 by the Austin
Motor Company. The name was revived in 1959 for the Austin version
of the Mini.> "Being in seventh heaven" is a phrase that means
being in a state of extreme happiness. It is very similar to the
phrase "Being on cloud number nine".
>
Windows 7 is a Microsoft operating
system for PCs, laptops, netbooks and tablets, introduced in 2009.

8

>
The number of legs on a spider.
>
The number of tentacles on an octopus.
>
The number of pints in a gallon.
>
The number of notes in a musical octave.
>
The atomic number of oxygen.
>
The number of major planets in the Solar System - Mercury, Venus, Earth,
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. (Pluto
is now classified as a minor planet, along with four recently-discovered
others).
>
8 is a lucky number in China. The 2008 Olympic Games in
Beijing, China, opened on 08/08/08 at 8:08:08 p.m. local time.
>
Windows 8 is a Microsoft operating system for PCs, laptops,
netbooks and tablets, introduced in 2012.
>
G8 (Group of Eight) is a forum of the world's eight wealthiest
nations. They are: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, UK,
USA.> Super 8 is is the world's largest budget hotel chain, with hotels in the United States, Canada and China.> Super 8 film is a cine film format introduced in 1965 by Eastman Kodak, as an improvement
on the standard 8 mm home movie format. Now hardly used
domestically, it is still used to some extent by professionals.

9

>
The number of players that make a team
in rounders and baseball.
>
There are normally 9 pins in a game of skittles.
>
Cats have 9 lives (supposedly).
>
K-9 (canine) is often used for the identification of police dog units in the
USA.
>
K-9 is also the name of a robotic dog in the Dr Who television
programmes.
>
"Love Potion No 9" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike
Stoller. It has been recorded by The Clovers, The Coasters, The
Searchers and many others.> "On Cloud Number Nine" is an expression which
indicates that someone is in a state of happiness, elation or
bliss. The possible derivation is that a 19th century book
identified ten types of cloud. The the ninth cloud was defined as the cumulonimbus, which rises to 10 km (6.2 miles), the highest a cloud can be.> "Cloud Number Nine" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams.
It was released in April 1999 as the third single from his 1998 album
"On a Day Like Today".> "The Whole Nine Yards" is a colloquial American phrase meaning
everything or the whole lot. The origin of the phrase is unknown.

10

> The base number of the decimal weights
and measures system.
> There are 10 years in a decade.
> The are 10 decades in a century.
> The British Prime Minister lives and works at Number 10, Downing Street,
London, often referred to as simply "Number 10".
>Humans have ten fingers (including thumbs) and ten toes.
>10 Commandments from God were brought down from Mount Sinai by Moses
(Exodus 34:28).
>There are 10 pins in Ten Pin Bowling.
>"10" is a 1979 romantic comedy film starring Bo Derek and Dudley Moore.
>Windows 10 is a Microsoft operating system for PCs, laptops,
netbooks and tablets, introduced in 2015.
> A ten-sided figure is called a decagon.

11

>The number of players that make a team
in football (soccer), cricket, hockey, and American football.
>The 11-Plus examination was taken by British eleven-year-olds at primary
or junior school to determine their suitability for different types of
secondary schools. The exam has mostly been abolished in the UK,
although there are some local authorities operating a similar arrangement.
> Apollo 11 was the space mission that made the first Moon landing in
1969.
> "Oceans 11" was a 1960 film starring Frank
Sinatra, Dean
Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. The film was remade in 2001 with stars
George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon.
> Chapter 11 is a chapter of the United States Bankruptcy Code, which
permits company reorganization under the bankruptcy laws of the United States.

12

> The number of months in a year.
> The number in one dozen - a popular
(non-decimal) quantity of items.
> The number of Apostles.
> The number of signs in the Zodiac.
> The number of sides on the old British coin, the three-penny
"bit".
> The number of sides on the new British one pound coin issued in 2017.
> A twelve-sided figure is called a dodecagon.

13

>Regarded as an unlucky number.
>Apollo 13 was the "unlucky" Moon mission which was crippled by
an explosion in 1970. The astronauts returned safely to
Earth. In 1995 a movie entitled "Apollo 13", staring Tom
Hanks, was made about the ill-fated mission.
> A "baker's dozen" is 13 - one more than a normal dozen (12) -
dating back to medieval times.
> There are 13 cards in each suit of a deck of cards - 2 to
10, ace, jack, queen and king.
> The atomic number of aluminium (aluminum).

14

>The number of pounds in a stone
(imperial measurement of weight).
>The number of legs on a woodlouse.
>The number of lines in a sonnet.
>The atomic number of silicon.

15

>The number of players that make a team
in Rugby Union.
>The number of pieces each player has at the beginning of a game of
backgammon.
>Certificate 15 is a film rating and age limit allocated to some films by
the British Board of Film Classification.
>"15 to 1" was a British TV quiz show, hosted by William G
Stewart. It ran on Channel 4 from January 1988 to December 2003,
and had a reputation for being the toughest quiz on TV. A new 20-part daytime series
began broadcasts in 2014, hosted by Sandi Toksvig,
>"15 minutes of fame" (or "famous for 15 minutes") is
an expression coined by the American artist Andy Warhol in 1968.
He said "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15
minutes". It refers to the fleeting interest in celebrity
that attracts much media attention, but that attention quickly passes on
to a new centre of interest.

16

>The number of pieces used by each player in a game of chess.
>The number of
ounces in a pound (imperial
measurement of weight).
>The atomic number of sulfur.
> "The Sixteen" are a UK-based choir and period instrument
orchestra. It started as an unnamed group of sixteen friends in 1977, giving their first billed concert in
1979. The group performs early English polyphony, works of the Renaissance, Baroque and early Classical
music.

17

>Seventeen is an art
gallery in east London.
>Seventeen is an American magazine for teenagers. It began in 1944
and is still being published monthly.
> Apollo 17 was the final Moon landing mission, taking place in 1972.

18

>The number of
"holes" in a full round of golf.
>In the UK, age at which a person
officially becomes an adult, and can purchase alcohol, tobacco etc, and
marry without parental consent. Often this age is marked by a
special celebration party.
>Certificate 18 is a film rating and age limit allocated to some films by
the British Board of Film Classification.

19

>"19" was a No 1 hit single
for Paul Hardcastle
in 1985.
It was a commentary on the average age of American combat soldiers in
the Vietnam war.
> "19" is the title of the debut album, released
in 2008, by British singing star Adele.
> The "19th Hole" is a colloquial expression for the clubhouse
bar, which would be visited by players after completing 18 holes in a
round of golf.

20

> The number of units in a score (unit
of measure), eg 3 score years and 10 = 70.
>A darts board is divided into
20 sectors numbered from 1 to 20.
>There are 20 hundredweight in one ton
(imperial measurement of weight).
>
There were 20 shillings in
a pound (old British
coinage).> 20-20 Cricket is a short form of traditional cricket. In a
20-20 game the two teams have a single innings each, which is restricted to a maximum of 20
overs (sets of six bowled balls)..
> G20 (Group of Twenty) is a forum of the world's
20 wealthiest
nations. They are: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom,
the United States, and the European Union which represents member
states not representing themselves.> 20th Century Fox is an American film studio and distributor, and one of
six major American film studios. Based in Los Angeles, USA, it is
now owned by 21st Century Fox, having been previously owned by News Corporation.

21

>In the UK, 21 was the original age at
which a person officially became an adult (up to the early 1970s).
Some 35 years later, persons reaching 21 still often have a celebration
party (perhaps initiated by their parents who remember the "old
days").
>A 21-gun salute
is fired in the UK for royalty and in the US for the President. It comes
from the time when the largest ships of the British navy had 21 guns
along one side.
> "21" is the title of the second album by
British singing star Adele, released in 2011.
>Store
Twenty One is a high street discount clothing retailer that used to
operate as "QS". > 21st Century Fox is an American mass media corporation
which owns the film studio 20th Century Fox, the Fox television
network, and overseas TV channels, including a stake in British
satellite broadcaster Sky TV.

22

>There are 22 players on the
field in a football (soccer)
match.
> There are 22 yards in a chain
(imperial measure of length).
> In cricket the wicket is 22 yards long.

23

> Psalm 23 (The Lord Is My Shepherd) is
the best-known, and often only-known, psalm.
> Footballer, David Beckham chose 23 as his shirt number at Real Madrid and later at LA Galaxy.

24

> The number of hours in a day.
> 24-7 indicates that a service is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per
week - in other words always available.
> The number of doors on an Advent Calendar.
> "24 Hours from Tulsa"was
a hit single for Gene Pitney in 1964, reaching
No 5 in the UK charts.
>"24 Sycamore" was also a hit single for Gene Pitney.
Charting in 1973, it reached No
34
in the UK charts.

25

>25 Years is a
quarter of a century.
>25 years of marriage is a Silver Wedding Anniversary.
>A monarch who reigns for 25 years, celebrates a Silver Jubilee.
> "25" is the title of the third album by British
singing star Adele, released in 2015.
>25 (Fighter) Squadron of
the Royal Air Force was formed on the 25th September 1915, and disbanded
on 4th April 2008.

26

>The number of letters in the English
alphabet.
>A marathon race is 26 miles and 385 yards long.
The name Marathon comes from the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek
messenger, who was sent from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been defeated in the Battle of Marathon.
That took place in 490 BC, and it is said that he ran the entire distance without stopping.
>
The atomic number of iron.

27

>The number of
books in the New Testament of the Bible.
>The total value of the coloured balls in
snooker, excluding the reds of which there are fifteen. Values
are Yellow = 2, Green = 3, Brown = 4, Blue = 5, Pink = 6, and Black
= 7..

28

>The number of
dominoes in a set. The number of dots on a 28-set of dominoes is
168.
>The number of days in February (except
in a leap year).

29

>The number of days in February when it
is a leap year. Leap years occur every four years (some
exceptions), and are used to
correct the pattern of years, as the Earth takes a little more than
365 days to circle the Sun.
>The atomic number of copper.> The number of letters in the Danish, Swedish and Norwegian alphabets.

30

> The number of days in the months of
April, June, September and November.> The standard speed limit is 30 mph on roads and streets in built-up
areas of the UK.

31

> The number of days in the months of
January, March, May, July, August, October and December.> Review 31
is an online book review service based in the USA.> "31" is a 2016 American independent horror film written and directed by Rob Zombie, and starring Sheri Moon Zombie. The film was
crowd funded online two times at fanbacked.com.

32

> 32 degrees is the freezing point of
water in Fahrenheit.> 32 is the number of permanent (adult) teeth in a human, including
"wisdom teeth".

33

> A normal human spine has 33 vertebrae
when the bones that form the coccyx are counted individually.> Class 33 was a type of diesel locomotive extensively used on the
Southern Region of British Railways.

34

> The atomic number of selenium.> Study 34 is an independent British knitwear brand,
launched in 2015. Until March 2016, all jumpers were made to order in the
studio, but many are now being manufactured in larger mills.> 34 Mayfair is an up-market restaurant in Grosvenor
Square, central London, where you can book for dinner up to 11pm.

35

> 35 millimeters is the standard width
of photographic film.> 35 is the minimum age of candidates for election to the position of
President of the United States of America.> John F Kennedy was US President number 35.

36

> The number of inches in a yard.> The number of gallons in a standard British beer barrel.> The number of black keys on a piano.

37

> 37 degrees celcius is normal body temperature.
> Richard Nixon was US President number 37.> There are 37 segments or slots on a European Roulette Wheel.

38

> The number of games played each season by each team in
the English Premier League (football).> There are 38 segments or slots on an American Roulette Wheel.

39

> "39"
is a track on Queen's
album "A Night at the Opera". If the tracks on Queen's original studio
albums are numbered in sequential order starting with their first,
"'39" does in fact fall in the thirty-ninth position.> "39 Steps" is a novel written
in 1915 by John Buchan. It was famously made into a film by Alfred
Hitchcock in 1935, staring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll.
Another film version, starring Kenneth More and Taini Elg appeared in
1959. A further film followed in 1978, starring Robert Powell; and in 2008, a BBC adaptation starring Rupert
Penry-Jones was
made and broadcast.

40

> 40 winks is a short sleep or
nap.> Ali Baba worked with 40 thieves.> During Noah's flood, it rained for 40 days and 40
nights.> If it rains on St Swithun's day, it is said that it
will rain for 40 days and 40 nights.> Minus 40 is the same temperature in both Fahrenheit
and Celsius scales.> Full strength spirit is 40 percent proof.> Charts of best-selling music on radio are normally a
Top 40.> Ronald Reagan was US President number 40.> UB40 are a British reggae/pop band formed in December 1978 in
Birmingham, England. The band has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and has also achieved considerable international success.
They are named after a British Unemployment Benefit form
(Unemployment Benefit form number 40) which was in use at the
time of the band's formation.
> WD-40 is the name of a penetrating oil and water-displacing spray.
The spray is manufactured by the San Diego, California based WD-40
Company. It was developed in 1953 and is abbreviated from the term 'Water Displacement, 40th formula', suggesting
there were 40 attempts at getting the right formula.

41

> 41 Hotel is a
plush 5-star establishment in Buckingham Palace Road, central London.> 41 Club is the new name for The Association of Ex-Round
Tablers' Clubs. Round Table members had to retire from membership upon reaching the age
of 40, but could then join the 41 club. Maximum age of the Round
Table has now been extended to 45.

42

> 42 is the answer to "Life, the Universe
and Everything" in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas
Adams.> Bill Clinton was US President number 42.> 42nd Street is a famous street name in Manhattan, New York. It was
the title of a musical film in 1933 staring Warren Baxter and Bebe
Daniels. The story was turned into a Broadway musical in 1980,
opening in London in 1984. A Broadway revival opened in
2001. Various touring versions appear from time to time.> Level 42 are a British rock/pop band who had 23 hits in the singles
chart during the 1980s.> "42" is a track on Coldplay's album "Viva La Vida",
released in 2008.

43

> George W Bush was US
President number 43.> 43 is a track on the album "Level 42" by the band
Level 42.> Licor 43 is Spain's leading liqueur and has been made in Cartagena by Diego Zamora since 1924, although it's origins go back many centuries.
The name derives from the forty three ingredients that make up the liqueur.

44

> 44 is
the international phone dialing code for the UK.> Barack Obama is US President
number 44.> A 44 gallon (imperial gallon)
drum is a standard size for the shipment of oil and other liquids.
In the USA it is known as a 55 gallon drum as the US gallon is
smaller than the imperial. The standard drum equates to 200
litres.> The point 44 Magnum, is a
large-bore cartridge originally designed for revolvers. Despite the
".44" designation, all guns chambered for the .44 Magnum
case use bullets of approximately 0.429 in (10.9 mm)
diameter.

45

> A "45" is a single vinyl record that
revolves at 45 rpm when played on a turntable, and is 7 inches in
diameter. 45s were the standard format for hit singles from the
late 1950s to the 1980s. From the 1980s cassette singles were an
alternative, before CD singles took over in the 1990s. Nowadays,
new music releases are normally downloaded from the internet, and the
hit single, as a physical item, has mostly died away.

46

> National Cycle Route 46
will connect Droitwich (near Worcester) to Newport in south Wales when
completed.> 46 is a brand of organic coffee marketed in the USA by
the Counter Culture Coffee Company.

47

> AK-47 is a Kalashnikov assault
rifle, adopted for use by the Soviet army in 1949. It became the
standard assault rifle in eastern Europe countries and many rebel armies
throughout the World.> The 47 Society is dedicated to exploring the number 47. They say
"when a number appears randomly, more often than not, that number
is 47. If you ask people to pick a number at random, mostly, that number
is 47".

48

> 48 hours is two days.
The phrase 48 hours is frequently used by the military to describe the
length of operations or leave periods, instead of saying two days.> There were 48 States in the USA from 1912, when Arizona joined the
Union, until 1959 when Alaska became a State. The original 48
States comprise the mainland or contiguous States - both Alaska and
Hawaii (the 50th State) are separated from the 48.

49

> "PC 49" was a radio police
detective series written by Alan Stranks, and broadcast by the BBC
between 1947 and 1953. Some 112 episodes were made, featuring the
voice of Brian Reece. At least two films of "PC 49" were
made in the early fifties.> 49er
(Fortyniner) is a beer made by the Ringwood
Brewery in Hampshire. The name is taken from the beer's strength
at 4.9%> The 49ers are a National Football League team in San
Francisco, USA..> The 49th parallel is the border between Canada and the USA.
It refers to latitude 49 degrees north, and was agreed as the border
by the USA and Canada in 1818.

50

> The Fifties refers to the decade from 1950 to 1959, the
decade that spawned Rock 'n' Roll, Teenagers, the start of space
exploration, the Cold War, and the iconic British
car, The Mini.> 50 is half a century, and in cricket, a batsman is said to have made his
half century when he reaches 50 runs.> 50 years of marriage is a Golden Wedding Anniversary.> A monarch who reigns for 50 years, celebrates a Golden Jubilee.

51

>
Area 51 is a top-secret United States Air Force facility. It is a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base,
in the state of Nevada. There is persistent rumour that alien life
forms and machinery was taken there in 1947 from Roswell where it has
been suggested that an extra-terrestrial spaceship crashed.>
The Parker 51, introduced in 1941, is
possibly the most famous fountain pen in the World.>
51 is the year identifier used on motor vehicles registered in the UK
between 1st September 2001 and 28th February 2002. This was the
first use of the new registration number system - there is no 01.

52

>
The number of weeks in a year.>
The number of cards in a standard deck of playing cards.>
The number of white keys on a piano.>
B-52 is a Boeing long-range bomber aircraft used by the US Air Force from
the mid 1950s to the 1990s.>
The B-52s are an American rock band named after the aircraft.

53

>
The number of independent
countries in the continent of Africa (includes the islands of
Seychelles).>
Symphony No. 53 in D major, is a musical work by Joseph Haydn. It
is often referred to by the subtitle "L'Impériale". The
symphony was composed by 1774. It is scored for flute, two oboes,
bassoon, two horns and strings.

54

>The number of
coloured squares on a Rubik's
Cube (6 faces of 9 squares).>The atomic number of xenon.

55

>
Britvic 55 is a soft
drink made by the Britvic company. First launched in 1978, it
combines 55% fruit juice with sparking water.

56

>
56 is the number of men who signed the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776.>
Fifty-Six is the name of a town in Stone County, Arkansas, USA. It was named
after School District No. 56.

57

>The number of varieties of processed
foods made by the Heinz company. In fact, in 1892, when the
advertising phrase "Heinz 57 Varieties" was coined, the
company was manufacturing more than 60 products! It is said that 57
was chosen because 5 and 7 were the lucky numbers, respectively,
of Henry John Heinz and his wife. In current times, the
company markets over 6,000 products.

58

>The B-58
Hustler was the first operational jet bomber capable of Mach 2
supersonic flight. The delta-wing aircraft was developed for the USAF
during the late 1950s, and was operational between 1960 and 1969.

59

>59th Street Bridge is the
local name for the The Queensboro Bridge in New York City.>"59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" is a song by Simon
and Garfunkel, appearing on their 1966 album "Parsley, Sage,
Rosemary and Thyme".

60

> The number of
minutes in one hour.> The number of seconds in one minute.
> The Sixties refers to the decade from 1960 to 1969, the
decade that spawned the Beatles and many other beat groups; the
so-called English Invasion
of the USA music scene by British pop and rock bands; Carnaby
Street fashions; hippies, free love, rock festivals and men on The Moon.>
There are 60 members in the Welsh Assembly.>
60 mph is the National Speed limit on single carriageway roads in rural
areas of the UK. Lower limits may be imposed locally.>
60 years of marriage is a Diamond Wedding Anniversary.>
A monarch who reigns for 60 years, celebrates a Diamond Jubilee.

>The Sixty-Two
Coupe de Ville Cadillac was first introduced in 1949, and was one
of the first hardtop convertibles.>Theatre 62 is an amateur dramatic
society which performs at the Wickham Theatre Centre, West Wickham,
Bromley, Kent. The name comes from the year the group was founded
- 1962.

63

>
Circa Sixty
Three is a manufacturer of jewelry, based in Jacksonville, Florida.>KV-63
is an Egyptian tomb discovered in 2006. It is in the Valley of the
Kings approximately 14.5 meters from the south edge of KV-62, the Tomb
of Tutankhamun.KV-63
is the first tomb to be discovered in the Valley of the Kings since
1922.

64

>
There are 64 squares on
a chess board.>
"When I'm 64" is a Beatles song, released on their 1967 album
"Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".>
Commodore 64 was an early home computer, introduced in 1982. The
64 refers to the size of internal memory - 64k. This is about a thousandth
of the typical memory size of the latest home computers.

65

>
65 is the traditional age
for men to receive a State Pension in the UK, and thus to be able to
retire from work. This age will be increased over the next few
decades. Many men elect to retire earlier if they have a private
pension.> Buck 65, is a Canadian alternative hip hop artist.
Born in 1972, his more recent music has extensively incorporated blues, country, rock, folk and avant-garde influences.

66

>
The road, Historic Route 66 runs for
2,400 miles across the USA from Chicago to Los Angeles. It opened
as a series of connected local roads in the late 1920s. It achieved
cult status during the 1940s and 1950s. In the 1960s a TV drama
series was made about the road. It has now been replaced by
Interstate highways, and has returned to being a series of local roads, but is
kept alive by groups of enthusiasts in the USA and throughout the World.

67

>
Class 67 is a
diesel-electric locomotive, built during 1999 and 2000. 30
locomotives were delivered to EWS for high speed freight services on the
British rail network. They were constructed by by Alstom in Valencia,
Spain under sub-contract from General Motors Diesel in Canada.

68

>
6ixty 8ight
underwear is a contemporary range of lingerie that is suitable for
everyday wear and designed to convey an effortlessly feminine look.
6ixty 8ight have introduced a stylish organic range for those wanting to
be eco-friendly. Created from organic cotton, 6ixty 8ight have given
lingerie a modern twist.
>National Cycle Route 68 is known as the Pennine
Cycleway, and runs up the
spine of England, through three National Parks between Derby and Berwick-upon-Tweed.

69

>Vat 69 is a scotch blended whisky,
produced by William Sanderson & Sons Ltd.>Sham 69 were a British Punk Rock band
in the late 1970s. They reformed in 1987 and in 2006 recorded a
track for that year's World Cup. Lead singer and group founder,
Jimmy Pursey left in 2008 to form a new band.

70

>
70 mph is the National Speed limit
on motorways and dual carriageways in the UK. Lower limits may be imposed locally.>
70 years of marriage is a Platinum Wedding Anniversary.

71

>
'71 is a 2014 British historical action film set in Northern Ireland,
starring Jack O'Connell. It tells the story of a British soldier who becomes separated from his unit during a riot in Belfast at the height of the Troubles in 1971.>
Hotel 71 is a hotel in
the old port of Quebec, Canada. Hotel 71 is located in a
prestigious building that was once the National Bank's first head
office. The building façade is a stunning example of 19th century
neo-classic architecture.>
71 Nyhavn is a waterfront hotel in Copenhagen,
Denmark, housed in a converted but historically preserved early
19th-century warehouse.

72

>
There are 72 clubs in the
English Football League (not including the Premiership).>
In degrees Fahrenheit, 72 is considered to be room temperature.>
72 is the average number of heartbeats per
minute for a resting adult.>
The volume of Saturn is 72 times of that the Earth.

73

>
"No 73" was a
kids' Saturday morning TV show that ran on ITV from 1982 to 1988.>
"Winchester '73" is a Western movie made in 1950, staring
James Stewart and Shelley Winters.

74

>
Door 74 is the name of a
restaurant in Oxford.>
Opera 74 is the name of an amateur opera company in Bolton, England.

75

>
The official chart of hit
single records in the UK is a Top 75.

76

>
"76 Trombones" is a hit song
from the musical "The Music Man".>
Studio 76 is a kitchen and bathroom design and supply company in
Twinsburg, Ohio, USA.

77

>
"77 Sunset Strip" was the
title of an American TV series (1958- 64).
It was about a private detective agency based at that address (in
Hollywood, California), and stared Efrem Zimbalist Jr, Roger Smith and
Edd Byrnes.

78

>
A "78" is a single record,
made from shellac, that
revolves at 78 rpm when played on a turntable. 78s were the
standard format for records from the beginning of the 20th century to the late
1950s. They were normally 10 inches in diameter.> 78 is the number of cards in a standard pack of Tarot
cards, consisting 22 Major Arcana (groups of cards) and 56 Minor Arcana cards divided into 4 suits.>
78 is the total number of gifts in
the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas".

79

>
Studio 79 is
a dance studio in Leicester, UK.>
The A79 is a major road in Scotland, running from Prestwick via Ayr to
Doonholm in South Ayrshire. It is about 7 miles long, making it
the second shortest 2-digit A road in the UK. (see 88)>
The atomic number of gold.

80

>
Caledonian 80 is a Scottish ale, made by the
Caledonian Brewing Company in Edinburgh.>
Rugby Union and Rugby League matches are played for 80 minutes (2 halves
of 40 minutes)

81

>
National Cycle Route
81 will connect Aberystwyth on the Welsh coast to Sandwell near
Birmingham via Shrewsbury, Telford and Wolverhampton.

82

>
The F-82 Twin
Mustang was the last American piston-engine fighter ordered into
production by the USAF. The F-82 was originally designed as a
long-range escort fighter in World War II. Post-war F-82s were
used extensively by the Air Defense Command and during the Korean War,
Japan-based F-82s were among the first USAF aircraft to operate over
Korea. The first three North Korean aircraft destroyed by U.S. forces
were shot down by F-82s.

83

>
83
Expeditionary Air Group (83 EAG) is part of the Royal Air Force.
The unit is commanded by an Air Commodore who acts as the RAF’s senior
officer in the Middle East. 83 EAG was formed in the UK on 1st April 1943.
Its primary role was to provide direct support to Allied forces
during the Allied liberation of Europe. On 1st April 2006,
83 EAG was re-formed as an Expeditionary Air Group HQ in the Middle East.

84

>
84 is the name of a small township in
Pennsylvania, USA.>
"84 Charing Cross Road" is a 1970 book by Helene Hanff, later
made into a stage play and film, about the twenty-year correspondence
between her and Frank Doel, chief buyer of Marks & Co, antiquarian
booksellers located at that address in London, UK.

85

>
85 Broads is
a network of trailblazing, visionary women who aspire to use their
talent and leadership abilities to effect professional, educational,
economic, and cultural change for all women throughout the world.
"Our mission is to empower and connect smart women across
industries, generations, and geographies globally".

86

>Gallery
86 is an artists' co-operative run by an eclectic group
of local artists including Ceramicists, Painters, printmakers and a
unique papier-mâché sculptor. It is at 86 High Street, Crediton,
Devon, UK.>
The American F-86 Sabre jet fighter aircraft was
best known for its Korean War role where it fought against the Soviet-built
MiG-15. Its success led to an extended production run of over 7,800
aircraft between 1949 and 1956. Although developed in the late
1940s and outdated by the end of the 1950s, the Sabre continued as a
front line fighter in air forces until the last active examples were
retired by the Bolivian Air Force in 1994.

87

>
Hotel 87 is a 3-star hotel
located at Old South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, in south London, UK.>
The U87 is a professional studio microphone made by Neumann of
Berlin, Germany.>
The Tiffen 87 is an infrared camera lens filter. It absorbs all visible
light, transmitting only infrared wavelengths, and is suitable for use with black and white
infrared film only. Digital cameras need an expensive modification
to photograph infrared images.

88

>
The number of keys on a piano, 52
white and 36 black.>
The atomic number of radium.>
The A88 is a major road in Scotland, running from Larbert to
Stenhousemuir,
north of Falkirk. It connects the A9 with the A905 and is the shortest
2-digit A road in the UK at just 4 miles
long.

89

>
BAR 89 is a trendy restaurant at 89
Mercer Street, in the area of Greenwich Village in New York City.>
Studio 89 is a hairdressing salon at 89, Bolton St, Chorley, Lancashire,
UK.>
Studio 89 is a hairdressing salon at 4915, W Lake Blvd, Homewood,
California, USA.

90

>
"Joe
90" is a 1968 puppet television series featuring the adventures of a
nine-year-old boy, Joe McClaine, set in the years 2012-13.
Produced by
Gerry and Sylvia Anderson (makers of "Thunderbirds"), a single
series of thirty 25-minute episodes
was filmed and broadcast.>
Football (Soccer) matches are played for 90
minutes (2 halves of 45 minutes).>
The T-90 is a Russian main battle tank (MBT) derived from the T-72, and
is currently the most modern tank in service with the Russian Ground
Forces and Naval Infantry, and the Indian Army.>
"Ninety" is the name of an album made in 1989 by British
house-music band 808 State.

91

>
Studio 91 is
a dance studio in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA>
Studio 91 is a photographic and design company in Santa Ana, California,
USA>
Studio 91 is an art gallery at Meadowmont Village Circle, Chapel
Hill, North Carolina, USA.>
Studio 91 is a collaborative artist workspace in downtown Brooklyn, New
York, USA.>
Studio 91 is a model agency in Prague, Czech Republic.>
Studio 91 is a design company in Amsterdam, Netherlands.> Studio 91 is an independent design studio based in east
London, England. >
Studio 91 is a photographic retailer and processor in Central Market,
Shalimar Bagh, Delhi, India.

92

>The atomic
number of Uranium.>The original number of clubs in the Football League. Since the
formation of the Premiership, there are 72 clubs in the Football League
and 20 in the Premiership.>Network 92 are a leading UK Plastic and Engineering recruitment
consultancy, based in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, UK.

93

> Current 93 is an eclectic British experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms.
>
"Ninety-Three"
("Quatrevingt-treize") is a novel written in 1874 about
the French Revolution by French writer, Victor Hugo (1802-1885).
He is, perhaps, best known for his novel "Les Misérables"
(1862), which was turned into a successful stage musical.

94

>
94 Baker
Street was the address of The Beatles Apple Boutique from 7 December
1967 to 30 July 1968.>
"94 Baker Street: The Pop Psych Sounds of the Apple Era 67-69"
is a various artists compilation album (CD). >
94 Signal Squadron (Berkshire Yeomanry) is one of 3 Squadrons that form
part of the 39 Signal Regiment of the British Army.>
The 94th Fighter Squadron is a squadron of the
United States Air Force, currently part of the 1st Operations Group of
the 1st Fighter Wing, and stationed at Langley Air Force Base in
Virginia, USA.

95

>
Windows 95 was a PC operating
system produced by Microsoft in 1995, as an improvement on Windows 3.1.>
The A95 road is a major road of north-east Scotland connecting the A9
road in the Highlands to the A98 road near the coast.

96

>
"Mix
96" is a radio station broadcasting from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
to the surrounding area of the UK.>
The VIC 96 is a steam coasting lighter. She was commissioned by the War Office and built in 1945.
The VIC 96 Trust is currently restoring the vessel to full working order
after which she will be berthed at Chatham as a working exhibit.

97

>
"The
Wreck of the Old 97" is a song inspired by the crash of the
"Old 97", a rail service officially known as the Fast Mail,
which was en route from Monroe, Virginia to Spencer, North Carolina when
it left the track at Stillhouse Trestle near Danville, Virginia on 27
September 1903. The song has been recorded by many Country Music
singers, including Johnny Cash.

> 99 Tea is a brand of tea introduced by the Co-op more than
100 years ago.> 99 Flake is an all-chocolate bar introduced by
Cadbury in the 1920s. It was extensively advertised on TV in the
1960s with the slogan "Sixpence worth of heaven".
They cost 6 old pence then, about 3 new pence.> 99 ice cream is an ice cream cone, usually made with soft vanilla ice cream,
with a
99 Flake bar inserted. > "99 Red Balloons" was a No 1
hit record by German band Nena in 1984.> "99 Miles from LA" is a song written and recorded by Albert
Hammond in 1975. It has also been recorded by Johnny Mathis and
others.>
"The Ninety-Nines" is an International Organization of Women
Pilots. It was founded in 1929 in New York. All 117 women pilots
licensed at the time were invited, and the group is named for the 99 of
them who attended the meeting or expressed an interest in forming a
group. Currently, the organisation has 5,230 members in thirty
countries.

100

> The number of years in a century.> In cricket, a batsman is said to have made a Century when he reaches 100
runs.> 100 degrees is the boiling point of water in the Celsius scale of temperature
measurement.> The FTSE 100 (pronounced: footsie one hundred) is a share index of the 100 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange with the highest market capitalization.
It is used to gauge the overall performance of shares on the
London stock market.

101

> 101 is a
24-hour phone number provided by the police and local councils to deal
with community safety issues, including certain non-emergency crime,
policing and anti-social behavior.> "101 Dalmatians" is a 1956 children's novel by Dodie
Smith. It was made into a Walt Disney animated feature-length
cartoon in 1961. In 1996 Disney remade it as a live-action film,
starring Glenn Close.> Room 101 is a place in the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George
Orwell. It is a torture chamber in the Ministry of Love in which the
Party attempts to subject a prisoner to his or her own worst nightmare,
fear or phobia.> "Room 101", is a BBC comedy television series,
originally running from
1994 to 2007, named after the feature in the novel
"1984". The presenters were Nick Hancock (1994 - 1997)
and Paul Merton (1999 - 2007). In 2012 a new series, with a
different format, was launched with host Frank Skinner.> The Statue of Liberty (New York City, USA) is 101 feet tall from base
to torch.